With the lack of snow this year, many may be wondering how this will impact eastern Washington's fire season. Guy Gifford, with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), says that there could be some impact but it's too early to tell. Fire season is impacted by moisture more than anything else. Even though we haven't been getting snow doesn't mean that we have received moisture in the Inland Northwest.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

During the Jan. 22. Snoqualmie City Council meeting, Snoqualmie Fire Department Lieutenant Robert Lasswell and Fire Chief Mike Bailey were presented with pins for their respective promotions. In his 21 years at the department, Lasswell has served as a firefighter, engine operator, active officer and longtime acting officer when the department experienced vacancies for lieutenant positions.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2024 4:45:00 PM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie Valley Record - Metered Site

Washington drivers could soon see Smokey the Bear on the road — not behind the wheel, but on a new specialty license plate that lawmakers are currently considering. “Since 1944, Smokey Bear has reminded with his signature catchphrase that, ‘Only you can prevent wildfires,’” State Sen. T'wina Nobles (D-Fircrest) said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2024 4:55:00 AM - SOURCE: KUOW-FM 94.9 Puget Sound

The South County Fire Department extinguished a truck fire before it fully spread throughout an Edmonds home Monday afternoon. Firefighters say they were sent to the Pine Park neighborhood shortly after getting a 911 call. After arriving, they immediately noticed a truck in the driveway that was fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2024 12:17:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Multiple fire departments are still battling a large fire burning at a chicken farm in a rural part of Northeast Brazos County. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. at Feather Crest Farms near Fickey Road east of Kurten and officials Monday night said it could be days before it’s fully extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBTX-TV CBS 3 Bryan